bridal reflections of massapequa

2003wedding. Posted: Oct 13, 2002 11:48 AM

bridal reflections of massapequa

any input--good/bad?

VickiC Posted: Oct 13, 2002 12:24 PM

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My girls bought their dresses there and had no problems at all. I'm in a bridal party that has also bought the dresses there, and so far we've all had a good experience.

lesleyw Posted: Oct 13, 2002 12:25 PM

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I tried on dresses there and found them to be very nice and very helpful. I didn't find anything there, but I did thought it was a nice place. BTW, I'm not sure what price range you are looking in, but according to the saleswoman, BR in Massapequa carries less expensive gowns than the BR in Westbury. I never got to look at bridal gowns in the BR in Westbury, b/c they were closed the day I was looking. But my mom got her dress there and they were really nice and helpful there, too!

jlf41 Posted: Oct 13, 2002 01:40 PM

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I bought my dress at BR of Massapequa, as did my cousin. We both loved the saleswomen and the selection (dresses are about $1000 and up). My cousin is going through the fitting process there now and says they are a little stressed and busy but other than that, no complaints. I found them to be one of the only shops on LI that carried higher end dresses but were not snobby. Overall, highly recommended!

Fran M Posted: Oct 13, 2002 02:43 PM

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I bought my gown from them and aside from a miscommunication problem about the alterations they were wonderful. I had a cap on my alterations but when my gown came in the seamstress tried to charge me extra to bustle my cathedral length train. I got the manager involved and the problem was handled quickly and properly by her. The gown fit me perfectly. I loved wearing it.

I forgot to add my BM's alsp purchased their gowns at BR. They got a discount because I bought mine there.

Jen_n_Dale Posted: Oct 13, 2002 03:12 PM

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I had tried on dresses there and found them to be so nice. They were not pushy either. I would definitely go back there again when I plan to make a decision.

MissLinda Posted: Oct 13, 2002 04:18 PM

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I guess I'm alone on this one . . . I was in a bridal party of 4 girls . . . .NONE of the alterations were correct the first time. . .2 of the girls were suppose to have a beaded edge added to their dresses. . .they paid for the dresses and the extra beading and then realize that they never put the beading on and had to bring them back. . .The other girl had alterations done but had the bride pick the dress up the day bf the wedding and when she tried it on the skirt was falling off . .they didn't even touch it!! and the top was too tight. Mind you both pieces were very big to begin with. . .my mother had to quickly do the alterations at 11pm the night bf the wedding!! Since my mom sews she usually does any alterations I need so all I wanted to do was pick up the dress and I got the BIGGEST attitude. . .eyes rolling, heavy breathing, smirking and hard page flipping (because you have to make an appointment to pick up the dress) The other girls there were nice . . .I would rethink alterations there.

Just my experience .. . I will be looking else where

Karen62794 Posted: Oct 13, 2002 05:03 PM

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I guess I caught them on an 'off' day. The salesgirl that helped me was not very helpful. I told her what I didn't want and she still brought out those types of dresses.

They keep all the gowns behind closed doors, so you can't 'look around'. They do have a big selection and I was told that most of their dresses are over $1500.

It is a beautiful salon. I recommend going during the week when its less crowded. I went on a Saturday morning and it was packed.

brde2be Posted: Oct 13, 2002 07:17 PM

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I was at Bridal Reflections this Saturday and they were very busy. I worked with kristy, she was very informative. I have alot of time and i do want to look around. I did see a few dresses that wowed me! I also have heard good things about the seamstress. A few of my friends, (married) recommended that I to go to BR of Massa.
Good luck!

Samanthas Mom Posted: Oct 13, 2002 07:21 PM

linda .... lol, ur not alone

one reason I didnt go to bridal reflections is b/c I live near there and heard a lot of horror stories of workers being really rude
two of my friends went there and didnt use them bc they found the workers rude
I do not have any experiences w/ them but I have heard only bad things from people who have been there

TESTAROSSA19 Posted: Oct 13, 2002 10:38 PM

Re: linda .... lol, ur not alone

My best friend went to Bridal Reflections in Massapequa and the lady was very rude to us and even told us to go somewhere else because they 'didn't have what we were looking for.' So she went to the one in Carle Place and got a dress there. They were so nice there and extremely helpful. I wouldn't send my worst enemy to the one in Massapequa, but I would try the Carle Place store. Good Luck!

MissLinda Posted: Oct 14, 2002 12:23 AM

Re: linda .... lol, ur not alone

TammyJill and Testarossa19

WHEW I thought I was the only one with the bad experience and hearing not so nice things about BR . . thanks for the input!

LisaT Posted: Oct 14, 2002 12:30 AM

Re: linda .... lol, ur not alone

We had to wait a long time past our scheduled appointment before they were ready for us. The saleslady was just ok, kinda pushy and trying to talk me out of the dress I loved (she felt I needed a 'poofier' dress since Lands End has a big ballroom - since when does the size of the place impact the dress decision?)

Anyway, I found the dress I loved there (so I'm grateful to them for that - it was the only salon I veer saw it in), but I ordered it elsewhere (for a couple hundred less).

Val R. Posted: Oct 14, 2002 01:20 AM

I would stay away!!

MissLinda told the story of all my girls, but I will add that when I went to pick up that bridesmaids dress, it was not even ready!! I had called to tell them she unexpectedly had to go out of town, her mom was sick. She had had the 1 fitting, so I told them I would pick the dress up 2 days before the wedding. I got there, AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE DRESS!!! Well needless to say, such an attitude I got! I had a fit!! What idiot there did not understand the words 'I'll pick up the dress.' ?!!! If I am picking it up, do I want it unfinished!! Well, anyway, Linda's mom fixed it, so in the end, my bridesmaid was fine. But I got crappy treatment from BR in Massapequa & could not recommend them in good conscience!

Curley999 Posted: Oct 14, 2002 12:51 PM

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My experience with them so far has been good. The salelady was very helpful. I ordered my dress in July for my Novemeber wedding and they had the dress in by the middle of September with no additional cost. I have gone for the 1st fitting and it went pretty good. I will say that the alterations people are a little harsh and not so customer friendly. But Ive found that to be true of many vendors, AFTER you pay for the service/item! I would still recommend them if they have the dress you love!

Paiz Posted: Oct 14, 2002 01:37 PM

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Hi!!!

I got my dress from BR in Massapequa. The woman who helped me find my dress, Darnell, was a complete DOLL! We went on a Friday when the store opened and had the place to ourselves. They let me go through the place to find a dress that I liked. She even gave me jewelry, headpiece, veil, and a bouquet to get the real feel.

I got my veil and headpiece from them as well at a later date. They gave me a different (better) veil to accompany my headpiece at no extra charge. They let me take the sample headpiece from the store for a hair trial.

As of yet, I am unable to comment about alterations, but so far the service has been fantastic.

Any questions - let me know. Hope all is well!

jennbaby Posted: Oct 14, 2002 01:40 PM

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when i went in there to look they were all very snotty and had a stick up their a$$
i left!

kellydan Posted: Oct 14, 2002 01:49 PM

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I've had a good experience thus far. Kristy helped me and was very nice and not at all pushy. She picked out a dress that I never in a million years would have worn and it turned out that was the one. They were also very nice to me because several times I brought in people to see the dress before I had ordered it and they were always accomodating even though I hadn't made a purchase yet. I hope alterations go well though after reading all of this!

verdila Posted: Oct 14, 2002 04:44 PM

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I purchased my dress from the massapequa BR location. THEY ARE A VERY BUSY & EXPERIENCED SALON.....

The selection is very good, but you cannot peruse gowns freely. Beautiful looking salon, salespeople are generally friendly. Alterations were excellent though pricey. They charged me the full cap price. Scheduling alterations can be a problem as they are a very busy salon and only schedule them 3 times a week. Sometimes you have to wait for your appt. and once I experienced a somewhat rude desk clerk while I was waiting for my seamstress who was wonderful.

Shopping: Go on an off day, not a Saturday. You will not get the attention you want.

Alterations: I found monday nites were best after 8.